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The New Paper, 12 Apr 2006
By Chang May Choon and Lee Xin En
(The article is too long, just extract the relevant parts).
~F4~ever idols or ~F4~gotten here?
For three years, they went their separate ways, charting personal career paths.
Then last month, Taiwanese group F4 reunited to stage three concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum.
So is it really Forever 4 for another stab at the music charts?
Or more like Faded 4, a tired old boy band desperate to make a comeback?
In Japan, at least, there has been a renewed interest in F4, which consists of Jerry Yen, Vic Chou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu.
With such a long hiatus, would Singaporeans still care enough to welcome an F4 comeback?
Die-hard fans say yes, and so do some media and industry sources The New Paper spoke to.
HIM Music's chief promotions manager Merisa Chu said: "Their popularity may have dipped, but F4 used to be a legend, so no matter what, they'd still have their hardcore fans."Added Lianhe Zaobao journalist Ng Chin Chin: "The selling point is in having F4 as a group. As long as the four of them are together, F4 still has appeal.
"Their concert in Hong Kong was such a sell-out, so I don't foresee them faring any worse in Singapore."
Over 50 Singapore F4 fans flew to Hong Kong for this concert last month.
F4 fan Diana Chng, 24, said she "begged insiders to get concert tickets" and forked out over $2,000 for her trip.
She believes F4 is still popular, saying: "CNN does not interview anyone whose popularity is dying".
F4 appeared on CNN's Talk Asia series last month.
Concert promoters, however, are less confident of the group's drawing power.
The two biggest promoters here, Hype Records and Unusual Productions, have no plans :-) to bring F4 in.
When asked if they think F4 still has appeal here, both spokesmen said they have :-) to survey the market.
One obstacle could be the group's new asking price.
An insider who declined to be named told The New Paper that for its comeback tours, F4 now commands a "sky-high fee" that local concert promoters cannot afford.
He said that the show will require a turnout of 20,000 just to break even. Singapore's largest venue, the Singapore Indoor Stadium, can only accommodate up to 10,000 people.
Also, there is the issue of whether F4 is still interested in the Singapore market, he added.Hype Records successfully organised F4's three sold-out concerts here in 2002 and 2003.
But its spokesman, Mr Jonathan Tan, said there has been "no request from Taiwan so far" for F4 to perform here.
Understandably, F4's appeal here is no longer a guarantee as it was in its heyday.
Since the group split, its Singapore fans have either switched camps to other boy bands like 5566, or jumped onto the Korean wave fronted by hunks like Bae Yong Joon and Won Bin.
The biggest fan club here, Only F4, once had 48,000 online members, said its vice-president Ms Stephanie Loh.
Now, only 200 to 300 active members are left.
Still, eight out of 10 fans said they would still pay to see F4 in concert.
I'd still go and see F4. After all, they were part of my life for four years. - Ms Stephanie Loh, vice-president of F4's biggest fan club here. She's still loyal to F4 despite preferring K-popstar Rain now.
thanks juan2,onlyf4
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